Collection-receptacle



C. 1f KOENlG. COLLECTION RECEPTACLE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB 21.1921.

Patented Dec. 20, 1921.

Inventofz minerva-wer.

CHARLES il'. KOENIG, 0E' NEW SBALTMORE, MICHIGAN.

COLLECTOELRECEPTAGLE.

Application led.

To all whom t may concer/a Be it known that l, CHARLES J. lonivic, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at New Baltimore, in the county'oit lliacomb and State or' Michigan, have invented new and user'ul Improvements in Collection-Receptacles, of which the :tollow ing is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

rThis invention relates to collection or contribution boxes, pertaining more. particularly to boxes or receptacles used in receiving contributions in churches, etc.

Collections are generally taken up by the passage ot a suitable receptacle, such as a basket, plate, box, etc., in which the successive contributions remain exposed, eircepting as they may be covered by other contributions. This has the disadvantage that in heavy collections the entire amount previously contributed is exposed to view to the various individuals as they are reached, and makes possible accidental spillinoof the content-s as the receptacle is' passed trom hand to hand. Another disadvantage, pres ent with large or small collections, is in the inability of the contributor to find a support for the contribution pledge when called upon to write the pledge at the time the contribution is made; in some congregations pledges oit this hind are given trequently, and where the collection receptacle is of the type indicated, the presence oi: previous contributions in the receptacle prevents the use ot the receptacle as such a support.

Attempts have been made to overcome some of these disadvantages by the use of a receptacle carrying a false bottom-tilt able-arranged near the top ot the receptacle, tilting ot the bottom permitting the collections to be deposited in a lower receiving portion. ln such structures, the false bottom is in the form ot a. flat plate corresponding` in contour to the contour ofthe opening' in which it is located, and in tilting, the plate must be turned to at least 900 from the horizontalwgenerally to a greater extent-to insure proper deposit of the collections on the plate or tray. This not only involves delay in manipulation, but also roquires actual manipulation to provide for returning the tray to proper position. And this ditliculty also brings in the diiiiculty of producing an etlicient support for writ- Speccaton of Letters Patent.

Patented Deo. 2d, 119211..

February 21, 1921. Serial No. 446,851.

ing of pledges, since the trayaXis must be on a diameter of the tray and any attempt at use as a support in writing is made dithcult through instability of the tray.

The presentinvention is designed to produce a receptacle for this purpose in which these and other dithculties are overcome by a simple arrangement, which is eiicient in operation, durable in construction, and which can be manutactured'at Va relatively low cost.

To these and other ends, the nature of which will be readily understood as the invention is hereinafter disclosed, said invention consists in the improved construction and combination oi" parts hereinafter more Fully described, illustratedA in the accompanying drawings, and more particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

ln the accompanying drawings, in which similar reference characters indicate similar parts in each of the views` Figure l is a top plan view of embodiment of the invention.

l? ig. 2 is a sectional view of the saine, taken @n line f-); ot F ig. l.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view tahen on line 3-3 of Fig. l.

In the drawing l have shown one embodiment of the present invention; obviously, it may have other forms, that shown being apreerred form. in this torni the body of the receptacle is in the 'form of a metallic open-top container l0, of suitable contourshown as circularand of desired depth, a

a preferred handle ll being employed for carrying it about. ylhe bottom ol4I the container is preterably covered by a suitable fabric layer l2, which may be of telt or other suitable material, its use permitting coins to drop thereon without setting up the metallic sounds produced when coins are dropped on to a metallic bottom 13 indicates the receiving tray or false bottom, this being shown as having a flat bottom portion 13@ and an upstanding Harige 13b .these forming a tray of suitable depthrelatively shallow` as compared with the depth ot the container. The tray is shown as connected to a rod la extending across the container belowV bottom 13a to which it is connected, the rod carrying a handle portion lila. The rod is preferably located on a diameter ot the container, but it may vary from this position within certain limits. A stop 55 the paper to be written upon, the unrecessed or seat l5 is carried by the container and on which the tray rests when in its contribution-receiving position; the stop. is preferably arranged in position at a right angle to the diameter on which rod 14 extends, although this position may also vary and more than a* single stop mayY be employed at spaced points, if desired.k Y

' The tray is preferably cut-away or recessed, as at 13, on the side opposite the stop l5 this recessed portion including both bottom 13a and flange V13", the recess being of suitable length radially of the tray, andreX- tending inward from the line which would complete the circle of the tray. Of course,

Vwhere the contour of the container or tray is 'other than circular, the recess would con- V,form to the changed form.

" such a layer. Y

The bottom of. the tray is preferably covered with the fabric layer 16, and'if desired the inner face of flange 13b may also carry Since the tray is `of flanged form, its diameter is less than thaty of the interior of the container, sufficient space being, left between the two as to permit the proper tilting action to take place.

The advantages of this arrangement will be readily understood. The tray may be ,mounted on adiameter of the container and yet carry the characteristics of a weighted since the removal of the material to provide the recess 13 serves to produce an unbalanced condition to the tray, with the heavier portion ont-hat side of the pivot below which is located stop or stops l5. As a result, the tray will normally remain in its receiving position, especially .since the deposit of coins would tend to set up a preponderance of weight on the unrecessed side,

the presence of the recess permittingrcoins to drop through if the collection them in position relative to the recess. ln

- the tray is normally maintained in position,

dumping the collection, the coins begin to Vpass into the container with a slight tilting action, the flange directing them toward the recess, so that the tray need not be tilted beyond the 90.O point; where the contribution is a bill, it can be readily passed through the recess, as can pledges. Vln addition, the structure providesan efficient writing Vsupport for one making a written pledge, since i and the visual presence ofthe recess permits the writer to be guided in positioning Y Vportion of the bottom offering a better writpaper on the side which is unsupported.

Since the tray is flanged,the contributions collected' between successive tilt-ings of the tray are all retained within the tray itself,

would placeV a preferred embodiment of the invention, it

will be readily understood that changes and modifications therein may be found desirable or essential in meeting the eXigencies of use or the taste of the user, and l desire' to be understood as reserving the right to make any and all such changes or modifications as may be found essential or desirable in so far as the same may fall within the spirit and scope of the invention as expressed in the accom anying claims.

l aving thus described my invention, what l claimY as new is:

l. ln a collection receptacle, a container having an open top, a handle projecting lat- Verally therefrom, and a tray tiltingly supported in the open end ofthe container, said tray being recessed inwardly onv the unsupported side of itsrpivot, said` recess providing communication with the interior of the ycontainer in the plane of the' collection-rehaving an'open top,a handle projecting lat- Y Verally from the container, and a tray tilt- 'ingly mounted 'in such pivot point extending substantially diamet-Y open end with the rical of such end, a support carried by the container on one side of the tray pivot, said p tray being recessed inwardly on the opposite side of the pivot, said recess providing communication with the interior of the container in the plane of the collection-receiving face of the tray, the dimension of the recess inward from the tray periphery being less than the diameter of a coin.

8. A collection receptacle as in claim l characterized in that the tray is formed with a peripheral upstanding flange, with the Vflange length and position such as to maintain'the Vrecess and prevent interruption of' the communication when the tray is tilted.

4:. In a collection receptacle, a container having an open top, 'a handle projecting latei'ally from the container, and a tray tiltvably supported in the open top of the container, said tray having a bottom and an upstanding peripheral flange, said flange and bottom being recessed inwardly from the peripheral line of the tray with the recess dimensions such as to provide communication with the interior of the container in the plane offthe bottom of the tray and within the line ofthe flange, and a support for the tray, said support andsaid recess being positioned on opposite sides of the of the tray flange are provided with a fabric 10 pivot line of the tray. layer.

5. A collection receptacle as in claim 'l ln testimony whereof l alx my signature characterized in that the bottom of tle con in presence of two Witnesses. 5 tailler and the collection-receiving ace o the tray are provided With a fabric layer. CHARLES J' KOENIG' 6. A collection receptacle as in claim l Witnesses: characterized in that the bottom of the oon- ANNA M. DORR, tailler, and the tray bottom and internal face ANNA C. RAVILER. 

